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I’m not big on cleaning. Don’t get me wrong, I love having clean things…but I generally get fed up with the amount of time, elbow grease, and/or money for cleaning products required to do the job. However, when I do take the time to clean something, I am overcome with pride and the feeling that I can conquer anything. But that feeling soon fades when something else becomes soiled and I am faced, yet again, with the grueling task of scrubbing till my knuckles bleed.
I always felt that if I could simply find a cleaning product that was inexpensive, actually worked, and didn’t require much on my part… I might actually clean more often. Well, on one of my Pinterest searches one day, I found what looked to be a very promising homemade cleaning concoction.
Maybe you’ve seen it. The mixture of Dawn dish washing liquid and hydrogen peroxide that claims to be one of the only spot removers you will ever need! But if you’re like me, repinning the idea was about as far as you got and you have no clue if the stuff actually works or not. If that is the case – wonder no longer! I decided to actually try some of the things I had pinned on my boards and this spot remover was one of the first things on my list!
After doing a load of laundry the other day, I noticed that there was a cloth wipe that had some not-so-pretty spots on it.
I won’t go into detail about what the spots were from… I’ll just tell you that I’m a cloth diapering mama and leave the rest to your imagination. :)
While I’m sure the wipe was perfectly clean and sanitary, I shudder at the thought of having something that looked so yucky! Naturally, I deemed this a perfect time to try out my new recipe.
Ingredients for Miracle Cleaner:
1 part Dawn Dishwashing Liquid (the original blue kind)
2 parts Hydrogen Peroxide
Mix together and pour directly on the stain.
If it is a big stain, you can always add the mixture to a bucket of hot water and submerse your stained item in it. I actually chose to mix mine in a spray bottle and just squirt it onto my wipe. I probably didn’t have to put as much as I did, but I didn’t want to go through the whole process just to find out I needed more…so I opted to douse the thing and let the mixture do its job.
I’m not going to lie – I am a very impatient person and after about a minute or two of waiting, I decided to give the wipe a little rub to agitate the mixture and then rinse it out. And since I am a big fan of “before and after” photos…
I was so excited! Ecstatic! Over the moon with happiness! So much so, that I ran to the living room to get my daughter’s Princess chair. She’s had it for over a year now and you can definitely tell that it is well loved. From food stains, to milk stains, to “what-in-the-world-could-that-possibly-be?!” stains…this chair has definitely seen better days.
I doused the entire chair with my miracle cleaner and then let it sit. Because this seemed like it would be a harder job, I left it alone for a bit longer (albeit, just a little bit longer…). After waiting for what seemed like an eternity (but was probably less than 10 minutes), I took a rag and started rubbing little circles on the soiled areas. I have no clue if this is “proper” or not, but when I was finished I didn’t try to rinse it off in any way. I just wiped off the excess foam from my light scrubbing, then sat back and admired the fruits of my labor.
It’s not 100% perfect, but by golly – it’s pretty close! I’m thinking that another cleaning or two will have this chair looking like new! I should probably mention that this is not the first time I have attempted cleaning this chair. I tried a couple other things that seemed simple enough, but just didn’t deliver. If anything, they made things worse. I was planning on trying out a recipe I found that called for whipping Dawn dishwashing liquid in my Kitchenaid mixture until it took on the consistency of whipped cream…but that was just waaaay more work than I really cared to do.
I can honestly say, however, that this new little combination has me thinking of other things I can use it on. Those spots of fruit punch that have been on the carpet for the last year and a half…they’re next. Along with the white shirt that me and my clumsy self splattered buffalo wing sauce all over. I’m even thinking of attacking the dingy looking grout in our bathroom to see if maybe, just maybe, it will work on that as well. I hate to say it but…I think I’m starting to like cleaning!!
Here are some other places that this miracle cleaner works:
It has been tried and tested by our readers..
- Grout
Samantha says:
We are in the process of moving and just recently tackled the “grout situation” as I like to call it… My husband tried cleaning it with some mean green (which seems like scented water to me – hardly worked on ANYTHING around the house that needed cleaning). He was on the bathroom floor scrubbing like crazy and there didn’t seem to be much of a difference (also have to be careful when it comes to scrubbing too much – don’t want to take up actual grout – just the discoloration! Haha). I sprayed the tiles with some of the ‘miracle cleaner’ and after just a few minutes (again, I’m impatient…) it worked amazingly!
The hubby was a little upset that he spent 30 minutes scrubbing and my 5 minutes had far better results than his (and with minimal effort)! In my defense, I TOLD him to use this stuff but he didn’t listen…stubborn men! :)
- Skunked Dogs
- Carpet
- Microfiber Couch
- Cloth Diapers
- Floor Grout
- Clothes
- Carpet Cleaner
- Upholstery
- Red Wine Stains
Note: Please test a spot FIRST, that is not visible to others. You don’t want to start by directly covering your fabric with it in case it lightens it. It’s important to test it first.
Samantha is a stay at home Army wife and a mother of a 2 year old girl with another due in January. She loves cooking, doing crafts, and spending countless hours scouring the web looking for new recipes and craft ideas. She currently resides in Alabama, but will soon be moving to Florida with her family after her husband’s medical retirement.
Stop by and let us know if it works great for you! We would love to hear!!!
What a great post. Who knew it was that easy? I am definitely going to be trying this!
it worked AWESOME! i wish i would have done a before and after, my son had a white cloth high chair super old haven’t washed it since we got it, because i didn’t know how i just did a wipedown with soap and water it was stained with everything speghettio stains red velvet cake ice cream(red ice cream) and who knows what else it is all gone i was shocked! i left it on maybe 2 minutes wiped it off and rinsed it off, i have told so many people about this now its amazing! i just don’t know how to get all the soap out of my carpet lol i just did it on there and its really soapy, not sure if i did it right, the stain is out but my carpet is spitting out bubbles lol
That is so great to hear! I would suggest scrubbing it a little more with a dry wash cloth and then dampen it a bit to get the rest of the soap out.
I’m so happy to hear it worked.
im actually trying that now thank you tho! lol
Can it be made ahead of time and saved. I left it in a jar because I hadn’t used it all and it is now clear.
It can if you store it in a dark container. The hydrogen peroxide loses its effect when exposed to light. That’s why it always comes in a dark bottle.
Does it fade colors?
Hello,
You said 1 part Dawn soap and 2 part Hydrogen. What does that mean? As in cups? Teaspoon?
Thanks!
If you do 2 cups HP do 1 cup soap etc. 3 cups hp 2 cups Dawn. one part is like a one count.
You mean 3 cups hp to 1 1/2 cups Dawn. Think of this ratio as using half Dawn to whatever amount HP you use.
Try to rinse with vinegar water. It should break up the soap,
Try a little vinegar mixed with water to ‘rinse’ the area. I have always used vinegar in the dirty water tank of my carpet cleaning machine to eliminate the excess suds that can accumulate. The vinegar removes any soap (ie: sticky) residue, softens and eliminates odors.
do you think you can make a big patch and leave it in a bottle to always have on hand? I do not know if it would weaken? Because mine lost the blue color when I made it the night before and used it the next morning.
hola me puedes decir que es el Peróxido de Hidrógeno !!
Hola antonia espo que aun te sirva la respuesta, el peroxido de hidrogeno lo conocemos al menos en MExico como agua oxigenada.
Pero ve la botella y en la mayoria de 99cent store, por ejemplo aqui en Los Angeles,el dollar tree lo encuentras o en las farmacias aunque un poco mas caro.
Espero te ayude.
Hydrogen peroxide is used in bleaching hair. I strongly recommend NOT using it on dogs fur.
the peroxide used for bleaching hair is 20% volume, for medicinal use 10%. i don’t believe the 20% is still sold OTC
I have had two of my black dogs get skunked.. The method for fast and permanent removal of that awful smell is Hydrogen peroxide, blue Dawn dishwashing liquid, and baking soda.. I do not have a measurement ratio, but usually use up one 32 oz bottle of peroxide for a 16lb dog with medium length hair. . I have never had a ‘bleached” spot on either of my little girls. Many other methods leave behind a skunk smell if they get wet…say from rain or something something else…but this method had been so good for us.. I buy the baking soda, peroxide and dawn at Sam’s in the big bag, two pack and jug. This is so thrifty since I use them for so much of my cleaning.. So what I am saying do not worry about bleaching your dogs hair.. This mixture foams and lathers up..We really scrub her.. Be careful around eyes. Best to have a good supply of running water..we wash them in a laundry tub with a faucet.. I always am careful now when letting pups out at night. :-)
Can you mix this up and leave it in a spray bottle to be used as needed or does it need to be used right away?
Well, I hate to burst the bubble…
I tried this on a white dress with brown food stains and an orange t-shirt with mildew (?) stains, and a white t-shirt with marker stains.
Nada, Zero, Zilch…
It didn’t work at all. Didn’t lighten the stains one bit.
First I thought the peroxide might have been flat, but it did leave a peroxide-bleach stain on the orange t-shirt, so the peroxide was reacting all right. (I knew in advance that might happen, so that was ok.) I got the right kind of Dawn and left it on for quite a while.
I so wanted this to work.
CORRECTION!
Looks like I was wrong. This is good stuff. I hung up the things to dry and the mildew stains on the orange shirt just vanished. I have never found anything to remove mildew stains, not even bleach. And no, the color did not lighten. It just looked that way for some reason, when it was wet. So I guess it is colorsafe. (But always test first.) The food stain on the white shirt didn’t come out, but that’s ok. For that, there is always bleach.
The stuff is good on grout too.
Just thought I needed to post this, to let others know I changed my mind.
Thank you for letting us know!!!!!!!
Equal parts of bleach vinegar and water will remove mildew stains from clothing however it could bleach your clothes. Also use in a well ventilated area. Fumes could be toxic I think.
Wow! I pinned this, too, but haven’t tried it. I just put Dawn on my grocery list!!! Let us know if it works on tile/grout…the little ones in my shower are gross-no matter what I use!
I sure will, Rulissa! I’ve heard of a few different things that are *supposed* to work…I was actually thinking of doing a compare and contrast between them all to see what works best! =)
Sorry I haven’t replied again until now! We are in the process of moving and just recently tackled the “grout situation” as I like to call it… My husband tried cleaning it with some mean green (which seems like scented water to me – hardly worked on ANYTHING around the house that needed cleaning). He was on the bathroom floor scrubbing like crazy and there didn’t seem to be much of a difference (also have to be careful when it comes to scrubbing too much – don’t want to take up actual grout – just the discoloration! Haha). I sprayed the tiles with some of the ‘miracle cleaner’ and after just a few minutes (again, I’m impatient…) it worked amazingly!
The hubby was a little upset that he spent 30 minutes scrubbing and my 5 minutes had far better results than his (and with minimal effort)! In my defense, I TOLD him to use this stuff but he didn’t listen…stubborn men! :)
Works so well on grout! I can’t believe how effortless it was and how clean my kitchen floor is. Hasn’t been this clean since we had kids!
Yes! Great to hear.
Does it have to be the blue kind or can it be any Dawn?
From what I have read, it is supposed to be with the original blue Dawn, so that’s what I used. I’m not sure if it would work with any other kind of Dawn (or any other kind of dish soap for that matter), but if you try – let us know how it worked for ya!
Just wondering about this. You say original blue but the concentrate blue is what is pictured. Which should it be?
Thanks.
Concentrate blue will work just as well. The original dawn (and concentrated dawn) both work good.
Can you please post an update if it works on the carpet? My husband is NOTORIOUS for spilling bits of Raspberry Lemondade Crystal Light on our light beige carpet. I can never get it out….even if I tacked it right away with the Little Green Machine I bought just for this purpose.
Thanks so much for the pics!
Becky
You can also use Scrubbing Bubbles on your carpet. This cleans very good
It does and shouldn’t be an issue!
Ammonia works really well on dark spots on a light carpet. I put it in a spray bottle because its so powerful. Spray on area, scrub a little scrubbing brush and hey presto.
Just tried it on my light beige rugs. I have 2 grandsons 4 &6 and 50 year old husband along with 2 dogs. Not sure which one makes the most crud on my rugs but I just used this on them and Holey Moley they are clean and it smells great! Side effect was it also cleaned the microfibre cloth I used on the rug! Thanks much!!!!
i think it might be easier to buy ur hubby an adult sippy cup. lol
hahaha!
it works wondefully on carpets,,, I have 2 dogs that have been having accidents for 6 years and my carpet looked horrible,, I sprayed ( saturated) the stains with the mixture, and with no scrubbing the stains were gone,,, love , love, love this formula..
My brother-in-law spilled cranberry-raspberry punch on my cream colored carpet this past Christmas. I soaked up as much as I could with a towel and poured CLUB SODA directly on it and sopped it up with a clean white towel. It took two times and it was actually cleaner than the rest of the floor! When it dried there was no stain at all! I am definitely going to try the Dawn and peroxide on some of my other stains on the carpet. Thanks!
I didn’t have the blue Dawn, I had a little bit of the green and the new passion fruit or something…it’s pink kind. I tried the mix with both soaps and it worked!! I also tried it on a marker stain that my son had accidentally left on the carpet and it got it all out! It was red marker too so I was worried it wouldn’t come out but it’s all gone! Best part is it didn’t discolor the carpet at all!!
YAY! GREAT TO HEAR!
Help! I just put it on my carpet, and it is REALLY bubbly and white… what do I do?
Wipe it off with a wash cloth. It’s just the soap bubbling from the peroxide :)
I am so excited to try this! do you think that this could work to get stains out of a microfiber couch?
I’m curious to know if it will discolor my couch? I want to try it so bad but I’m scared it will leave a big bleached spot….. has anyone else tried it on brown/tan microfiber?
I have a microfiber couch and understand water makes more spots. Use rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle and scrub using a white or tan sponge. Let it dry (alcohol dries faster than water so it won’t stain). Then rough it up some with a scrub brush.
I was told when I bought my tan microfiber couch to use bottled water to clean it because something in hard water will leave water rings. I have always just used bottled water with a wash cloth and then used a blow dryer to dry the spot and it works every time :)
I use regular Windex on my microfiber couch
I seen a pinner that said rubbing alcohol worked on microfiber material
Try it on the underside of your sofa first as a test!
I am very interested in knowing how it worked on your carpet as well! Any luck???
Yes! It works great. Let us know how it does for you!
And the peroxide will not take the color out of the carpet???
OMG, just found this on pinterest, and so happy it worked on cloth dipes. Mine are so gross; can’t wait to try it! Thank you!
YAY! Let us know how it does for you.
Just be sure to rinse your dipes like a mad woman before putting in the wash to make sure all the dawn is out. Don’t want you to have to worry about suds/bubbles!! :)
I just found this on pinterest.com, and am wondering if you think it will work on car upholstery, because my lasagna pan slid and dripped tomato sauce all over my front seat. Thank you.
It should not be a problem. Test a little in an inconspicuous spot first to see if the fabric will react positively to it, but it shouldn’t be a problem.
Worked great on my floor grout!
Great to hear!
Is this color-safe? Like has anyone had any problems with it taking out the color on their sofa or anything? Peroxide can “bleach” so I was wondering if it would be safe to use on my chocolate brown sofa…
Hi Amanda -
I would try it in an inconspicuous spot on the sofa to see how the fabric reacts to it. It should be fine but I would definitely try it first.
I have a chocolate brown sofa as well – did you find this worked for yours without bleaching/affecting the color?
I was wondering the same thing…
I would try it in the least noticeable spot first to see how the fabric reacts. It should be fine however but won’t hurt to test first.
This works wonders! I used this on my seriously grimy, yellowed chef jackets and they are now white again. But just a heads-up to people with high efficiency washing machines – make sure you rinse all of the dawn out before putting treated clothing in the machine. The suds almost broke my washer. Thankfully I saved it and now my stains are gone!
Thanks for the tips and letting us know.
I have been using Dawn with vinegar for years as carpet cleaner. It is really great as a spot treatment as well. Have used it on puppy” accidents” on light colored carpet. It works! I am going to try it with peroxide next time. I never thought about using it as a laundry treatment but I am going to give it a whirl!!
My vet recommended that when we got a bout of fleas to do the peroxide and blue dawn mixture…..blue dawn will kill the flea eggs. They did recommend bathing the dogs in the blue dawn alone for flea control as well. Love this mixture on my tub surrounds; grime just melts away.
I have given my big boys (two 90 lb dogs) a bath with the dawn dish soap (blue) for years now. Every summer that’s all I use when the fleas and ticks start coming out. It doesn’t irritate their skin or anything and they don’t have that usually wet dog smell either. One has short hair and the other is a boxer mix with chow so he has thick stubborn fur. You just have to make sure to rinse thoroughly to make sure it’s all out of their fur so they don’t itch.
I just tried this. AMAZING!! I have an old “puppy” spot on my light carpet. Nothing else has worked. This took it out in 10 minutes!! THANK YOU!!!!
WOOHOO! Thanks!
I’ve had a spot on the upholstery of my new car (not sure what it was, I think something must have leaked from a grocery bag). I tried various stain removers, oxyclean and had pretty much given up. Well…the stain is GONE!!! I had to respray a second time, and really worked it into the upholstery, but it looks great! Thank you so much for sharing. I LOVE PINTEREST!!!
Yay!! Great to hear. Thank you for sharing :)
So has anyone tried this on microfiber furniture yet? We have a couch that is always getting stains from the kids and would love to find something that doesn’t just make more stains!!!
Some have tried it and it worked great. Haven’t heard any negative feedback yet. Let us know what you think! Also, I would suggest trying a spot not visibly seen to try it out first.
I tried this when my niece knocked over a glass of red wine on a cream chair. It all came out and there was quite a bit of wine on the arm of the chair and the seat cushion.
Great to hear, thank you for letting us know.
So you don’t have to rinse it out? I need to do this on a bunch of mystery carpet spots… I just spray an wipe? I just bought the dawn and am gonna try it tonight. Thanks!
I tried it on some carpet spots as well and ran our carpet cleaner (without cleaning agent in it) to try and pick up any excess fluid (I tend to SOAK stuff…haha). It may not be necessary, but if you feel there is too much liquid or that you need to do a little something ‘extra’…I would suggest taking a towel and pressing down on the spot to absorb any fluid. This may be helpful anyway if you are dealing with brightly colored stains (fruit punch…) and want to make sure it comes UP and doesn’t just get spread around. But that may or may not be an issue… :)
whenever using a cleaner, try to rinse it well, dirt will stick to leftover cleaners like a magnet, it’ll look worse in the long run.
Thanks for this post. I have used this with success on laundry items but was wondering about other problem areas, like upholstery. You have given me courage to try:) Thanks again.
Christy
Hi! Can’t wait to try this! Have you tried this on actual diapers? I know a lot of things are not safe due to burn rashes and/or buildup issues. Just wondering if I can use this on our diapers or just wipes and such. Thanks!
Missy,
I have not tried this on actual cloth diapers (yet) but probably will soon. I have a couple that are a little stained. I do believe that this would be perfectly safe for cloth diapers. Some people use dawn to strip their diapers and others use hydrogen peroxide as a disinfectant or even as a bleaching agent. I make my own laundry detergent (equal parts borax, WASHING soda, and oxyclean – a teaspoon or two each load) and have read that once oxyclean mixes with water, it becomes hydrogen peroxide. So I honestly think this mixture would be fine on our dipes…
HOWEVER, if you use this, do so as a spot treatment and be sure to rinse rinse rinse before sticking them in the wash. I have heard horror stories about mom’s dealing with mountains of suds that formed when they stripped their diapers with dawn and didn’t rinse it out completely before washing!
If you try this, let us know how it turned out for you! I’m in the process of moving and can’t wait to get settled and our washer hooked back up so I can try this too! :)
Another great use for Dawn – it kills fleas. I bathe my little dog with it and the fleas die the second it touches them. My husband uses it in the fenced-in dog yard – he attaches one of the water hose bottles to the water hose, pours Dawn in it, and sprays the yard. Fleas are gone, it’s cheaper than flea spray, and it is not poison or harmful to children or pets.
Be careful with the Dawn dish soap on your pets! It’s great for fleas but don’t wash them with it too frequently!!! As wonderul of a job it does in cutting grease on dishes, it also removes all natural oils from a pet’s skin & fur, which is not good. We learned this lesson the hard way. My mother-in-law has 3 terriers inside her house and the mama dog ended up developing a skin condition due to the Dawn dish soap drying out her skin too much, on top of horomonal issues from her two litters of puppies that seemed to worsen it. However, she was giving her a Dawn soap bath once every week/two weeks to help with fleas. Her vet chastised her for it. :/ He did say that it’s okay to use it every once in a while (after all, it is used on wild birds & other animals that get coated with oil when there are oil spills) but too frequently can really cause issues like her dog has.
I use Murphy’s Oil Soap to wash my dogs and kill fled instantly!! It’s all-natural and doesn’t strip their natural oils. Leaves them sooo clean too!!!
*fleas!! Not fled!*
Hi.
I used to work for a pet groomer who used Dawn occasionally on really greasy dirty dogs. It did work great.
However, Dawn must never be used on a cat. I’m not sure why but Dawn will kill a cat.
We have used Dawn on all three of our cats and they are fine. You have to make sure that you rise them very, very good. They will “wash” theirselves in order to get dry. You don’t want them to ingest it. But we had to use this to get rid of fleas last summer also, and we did the Dawn bath a few times and they are fine. We wash them normally with an oatmeal soap though. The original blue Dawn is safe for cats too.
I bathe my dogs with Johnsons Baby Shampoo to kill fleas.
To rid your room of fleas put a squirt of dawn in a jar lid ( like one from a mayo jar ) add a bi5 of water and put below a night light. You will see fleas in the lid next morning.
I just found this on Pinterest. After seeing all of the positive comments, I decided to try it on a few spots on my light tan carpet. My husband has a habit of walking in with dirty shoes so it’s seen better days. I didn’t have Dawn so I used Palmolive and it worked wonders! I’m curious about how it would work in my carpet cleaning machine… has anyone tried to use that instead of the expensive solution?
I’ve used straight hydrogen peroxide on my kitchen counter grout with great results…that stuff foamed up immediately. Do let it sit for just a minute, then proceed to clean. If you’ve got a spare toothbrush you can work with, use it. Results were great.
I have a huge coffee stain on my off white sofa cushion. Compliments of a guest who flipped it over without telling me. I found it months later and have only been able to lighten it up. I will give this a try.
Is this mixture cleaner only for stain removals…Does anyone know if how it works with color crayons or markers on walls? I have 2 little ones who LOVE to write on the walls and I too have bought so many cleansers and nothing has really worked to remove the marks from my walls. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated…Thank you!
Haven’t tried it yet as a household cleaner but think that it would probably work. If it doesn’t, I’ve used magic erasers on crayon marks with GREAT results.
For Crayon on wall try WD-40, it works wonders too.
Wd40 also is great for getting stain off your hands. After a long day staining and having the stain eat thru several gloves, my fingers were almost black. Didn’t have any mineral spirits left, saw the can of wd40, what the heck, I tried it, the stain loosened up, so… I took a pair if latex gloves, saturated my hands, wore the gloves for about a 1/2 hour, then wiped them, they came clean with just a bit of scrubbing. My hands were stained under my fingernails, it all came clean and smelled a lot better than mineral spirits. Wash with soap and water, was ready to cook dinner!
I have used toothpaste for crayon on walls. Worked great! Has to be the white paste, not gel toothpaste.
Magic erasers! They really work best on walls. I’ve gotten crayon, marker, pencil, and little hand smudges off really easily with Magic Erasers. I live in China and made sure to bring a years supply of them with us. :)
Sunscreen (spray can) and mosquito repellent gets sharpie off walls….at least it worked for me!
For crayons, just heat the marks up with a blow dryer and wipe them off. But for markers, I have no idea!
Have you ever tried the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers? They take marks off of my painted walls and wallpaper when nothing else does. You should give it a try.
for color crayons, I use Lysol Kitchen Cleaner and a scrub brush with bristles. It works every time, but be careful. It CAN take some texture off your wall and I am sure it can do some kind of damage to the paint job. It didn’t do anything to the paint on my walls, but a tiny bit to the texture. Marker….I am not sure. :0) Good luck.
my son drew a ‘masterpiece’ on our white living room walls using a black permanent marker. I tried several cleaners to no avail. then I remembered having read somewhere that hairspray would work. it removed everybit of the mark! I also tried it on a several year old spot in my young daughters room with limited success. I think my initial success may have been due to the marks being relatively fresh. still, it’s worth a shot!
My son wrote all over my walls with black perm. marker, Rubbing alcohol took it all away!~
just tried it on a pair of canvas sneakers and it worked great! really cleaned up the sole.
Hi all i put this is a spray bottle and sprayed my carpet, but not sure what to do next. Do i have to scrub it in? it is coke that spilled on my white carpet years ago, and i have tried everything to get rid of it so i why not try one more thing!
thanks
Also wanted to know do i let it dry on its own, do i have to blot it..right now it is a big blue spot on my carpet!
I would scrub it after letting it sit for a bit. Here is what Samantha said in her original post: “Because this seemed like it would be a harder job, I left it alone for a bit longer (albeit, just a little bit longer…). After waiting for what seemed like an eternity (but was probably less than 10 minutes), I took a rag and started rubbing little circles on the soiled areas. I have no clue if this is “proper” or not, but when I was finished I didn’t try to rinse it off in any way. I just wiped off the excess foam from my light scrubbing, then sat back and admired the fruits of my labor.”
Is this only peroxide and dawn or do you add it to water?
Just peroxide & dawn. :)
how much of each ,dawn and peroxide.
Wow! I am amazed! I tried this on a chocolate brown microfiber loveseat that the puppy threw up on. It worked fast, and like nothing else I have ever used! The best part it doesn’t leave a ring! I have been walking around the house LOOKING for spots to try it on. Have found several and they are now waiting to be wiped off. Pinterest rocks! (I also tried the homemade foaming dish soap yesterday using Dawn, and it is fantastic also!)
Thank you so much for this post!
foaming dish soap? what are some more good homemade cleaners? i love this miracle cleaner im tackling my couch this weekend :D
I just used it on my 17 month old granddaughters chair, that she stands in, climbs all over, spills drinks all over etc. and it worked like a charm!
I tried this on a chocolate milk stain on white pants today and it worked. I let it soak for about half hour then used an old toothbrush to scrub the stain out. I rinsed the pants with hot water before putting them in the wash. My daughter’s pants look new again.
Just tried this out on some counter top stains.
Does *not* work on rust stains.
However, it *did* work on some misc. red stain I had on my counter. Still in search of the elusive easy/natural rust stain remover….
I will see what I can find for you and let you know :)
I would try a magic eraser on the rust stain.
I am not sure I am using this solution correctly, however. I have an old area rug that has a red gatorade stain and a newer orange soda stain. I don’t know if I let it sit long enough but my spots didn’t come out. And am I supposed to shake the mixture together till it’s bubbly or just stir it?
Hi Kayla, how long are you letting it sit? I would try shaking it and then spraying it. It might help to let it sit for as long as it can and then spray some more..
Regarding the rust stain, try this: pour some lemon juice on top of the stain, then pour table salt on top of that. Pour enough salt so it starts to absorb the lemon juice a bit. Let that sit for a while – several hours is fine, even overnight – then wipe it up. Your rust should be gone. This has saved me several times when I’ve had rust stains from kitchen gadgets in my white Corian sink! Hope that helps.
Rust stains almost always come out with Barkeepers Friend. I have had great success with that, even with delicate clothing. Just make a paste and let it sit awhile, then launder.
Try cider vinegar on the rust stain…. it worked great for me on a ring left on my shower floor by a can of shave cream.
You can also paint the bottom of any can paint the bottom with clear nails list and it won’t leave the rust stains
Do you think this would work on grease stains?
I used the peroxide and carpet shampoo in my Kirby carpet attchment on the puppy stains, WORKS !
Does it have to be the ultra concentrated dawn shown in the picture, or just the regular blue stuff?
I think the regular will work fine. Although, our results are concluded by using the kind shown in the photo. I don’t see why regular wouldn’t work however.
I live overseas and can’t get Dawn. I’m wondering if another liquid dish detergent would work. I’m going to try, at least!
Do you have to use this mixture all at once or is it still effective if it “sits” in a spray bottle and is used as needed. Just wondering if the peroxide or Dawn breaks down if it isn’t used right away?
Rose,
I’ve let mine sit for about a day and used it later with great results. I don’t normally make an enormous batch, however, so can’t be certain how it would work if it sat for longer. I would imagine it would work fine, but you never can tell… if you try it, I would suggest making a small amount and letting it sit to try later – that way if it doesn’t work, it’s not a great big bottle full that’s wasted… :)
Hydrogen peroxide looses its effectiveness after a short time if subjected to light. (Don’t know why) So that is why it is in those ugly brown bottles. So you would need to put in a dark bottle.
Just wondering if this will work on set in clothing stains. You know…those stains that you forgot to pre-treat, and then washed AND THEN DRIED…Not that I would know anything about that….
Shame on you, Crystal! I never forget to pretreat my stains…never! Welll, almost never! Okay, maybe I never REMEMBER to pretreat them…whatever… :)
The cloth wipe I used it on in the post had actually been washed and dried quite a few times before I attempted this cleaner and it worked wonderfully!
See? I don’t know anything about that either…. ;)
I’m rushing out today to pick up gallons of the ingredients, lol. I have three boys, a messy daughter and a husband that loves to roll in the dirt. And our neighbors all have farms, which means my kids are always bringing home stained clothes. Thanks for sharing, I’m looking forward to trying it.
I just used this with the bleach alternative dawn. It gets blood out of clothes too!
I love the idea but does it work for car upolstery???? My son has my car a mess???
Thanks for the idea
I used it in my husbands truck, which had grossly dirty, cloth upholstery, sprayed it and left it on,,, the next day I could not see any oily greasy dirt anyplace,, it was amazing
I haven’t had much success with using this on clothes stains, but I use this to clean basically everything else. It done an awesome job on cleaning my siding (it was really nasty too!) and my tub sparkles after using this. Love it!
How big is a part? How much solution would I need to clean a spot that’s approximately 4″x4″?
For that size, I would think that using a standard Tbsp as your “parts” would work. So, 1Tbsp dawn, 2Tbsp peroxide. :)
I tried the Dawn and hyrogen peroxide on a white shirt of my husband’s this morning and IT WORKED. No more Shout for me. No chemicals, much cheaper-had what I needed and I was amazed. Most of the stains have been there for a few washings and dryings. I will not be buying laundry sprays anymore.
How would you clean carpets with it?
Has anyone used the new Dawn “Power Clean”!?
I haven’t. I have used the original Dawn and it worked great. I’ve heard that it is because of the petroleum in the mix.. not sure.
What does 1 “Part” mean??? Is there measurements??
The part is a variable…it can be any amount you want it to be, ounces, cups, gallons There are no measurements, you just make sure you do 2 parts HP to 1 part dawn. So if you use 1 cup of dawn, you would do 2 cups of HP. etc. If you do 1 gallon dawn, you would do 2 gallons of HP.
Does anyone know of anything that will take grease off of cupboards.I have tried everything and it just seems to gum up. Do you think Dawn and peroxide would work? My cupboards are Oak. But I will def. try this on my puppys accidents.
I had an old antique cupboard, very musty smell, this process did effect the finish, not so bad though.
Try baking soda in a dish inside the cupboard for the musty smell.
try using spray startch i lived in a home that had years of greasy build up on the cabinets and tried this it worked beautifully and did not damage the finish on the cabinets. just spray on let sit for a bit then wash off with warm soapy water. you will love the results. i do recommend testing a small spot first to be sure the finish wont be damaged.
@Denise, I used Scott’s Liquid Gold to clean my mother’s cabinets that had years of dirt, smoke, oil etc. It did take some elbow grease, but that seemed to work.
Just found this on Pinterest and am very interested in trying it. But I have two questions: 1) Doesn’t the hydrogen peroxide “bleach” out the color on colored clothes? and 2) Does it work on grease spots?
Thanks!!
Just found this on pinterest and am eager to try it on some things! I just wanted to say/ask though.. have you tried drying your cloth diaper stuff in the sun? I’ve found that worked really well for getting stains out of them. :)
Tried this tonight on a few-months-old blood spot on one of our bedroom accent pillows (I have 5 kids, don’t ask). It will.not.budge. I did find, however, that the pillow was very dingy. The spot AROUND the blood spot is SPARKLING!! :)
My experience is that blood should always be cleaned with COLD water for best results. When I get blood on sheets, etc., I always soak in cold water ASAP, then just wash like normal and it comes out. If you use hot water, you can set the stain in. I have never been able to get blood stains out of something once it has gone thru the dryer, though. I have also used Oxy Clean (mixed at home, powder & warm water) with great results on blood, if I’m concerned that the cold water alone won’t do the trick. I’ll have to give this mixture a try on items that have gone thru the dryer & have set-in stains.
Wow, I have beige carpets and this took the stains right out of them. I’m so excited I don’t have to go rent a machine just for a few spots! =) I was worried about the peroxide bleaching out the carpet, but no worries, so far so good.
thanks to pinterest, i came across this! i didn’t have any Dawn on hand, so i thought i’d try the lemon Joy Ultra that i did have. and it still works! i may just go and get some Dawn anyway (not sure what it is about it that would have it be specific), but at least this stuff worked for now! good to know that other dishwashing soap works too! thank you for the great cleaning tip!!
Ok, my husband is an auto mechanic and is constantly getting grease everywhere. I just tried this on my walls. The grease didn’t even struggle in coming off. I just sprayed and wiped. It was great to see a white wall again.
YES! Great to hear :)
I need to soak my husbands chef coats to get them nice and white again, how much of each should i use and how much water? Do i use hot water? Do i rinse them by hand before putting them in the machine or can i rinse them in the machine? I’d be grateful for your help!
I just tried this on some cat stains on my carpet. The stains came right out, but how do I get the suds out of my carpet?
Use white vinegar & water (about 50-50%) — the vinegar cuts the soap & removes residue.
for carpet, you can use MUCH LESS Dawn & it is still effective. I use 10% dawn & 90% peroxide.
LOVE THIS! I totally should have taken before and after pictures, But I didnt(boooooo) Anyway we were storing some of the larger baby items at an in laws house who lives on a farm surrounded by gravel roads well it was in their basement and 3 years later when we decided to add to our family I went and got out our stroller, ICKY! it was nasty covered in dirty stained to Hell and just plain old gross I tried everything to get this clean then I remembered I had tagged this on Pintrest and i figured i would give it a shot! it worked YAY, Thank you so much
SO glad to hear!!
I have a favorite shirt that was stained so I pre-treated it with Oxiclean and it left a bigger yellow stain! I’m going to try this today to see if it will get it out, it’s worth a shot anyways!
Let us know how it works!
It didn’t work. :( It was worth a shot though. It looks like it faded a little, I left it overnight. On the plus side I will use this from now on instead of Oxiclean! (Oxiclean did take out the original stain, but what it left behind was worse!)
The yellow comes from chlorine and iron molecules most likely. Try a rust remover on it if you still have it (which I doubt). There is a product called Iron Out at the grocery store. Its few dollars. Stain Devil is a couple of dollars also. Try a rust remover on yellow stains (except mustard–that is a dye and not a mineral like iron). My question about this miracle product combination is would it be most effective mixing it before using or can it be stored in a dark bottle. Could we turn our light protecting brown bottle into the spary bottle itself? Cocoa is VERY difficult ot get out and I saw someone say it could get chocolate milk out. So, I would make my brown bottle all cute because my laundry room is all cute.
Yay
I just tried this on my large pile of stained clothes that I’ve been holding for a “miracle treatment.” They were colors and whites. I sprayed on each stain, generously. I let it sit for a few minutes and threw it in the washing machine to agitate and wash and rinse. It worked on maybe one stain of the entire bunch (there was at least 10 – 15 items of clothing). It did help on my dining room grout, but had absolutely no affect on my kitchen grout. But for those wondering, it didn’t discolor my colored clothes at all. I always seem to have the luck that whatever works for everyone else, still doesn’t work for me :)
Gail,
I did this same thing and found that with certain stains I had to let it sit longer. You could try again before washing, maybe letting them soak in the mixture before washing.
This was awesome for grout! Thanks!
When My boyfriend and I moved into our new house, we had 3 weeks of peace before one of our dogs discovered a skunk in the yard. Needless to say he was sprayed point blank in the chest by this striped critter. I do not know if anyone else knew but a skunks spray is yellow and REALLY potent when its point blank. We doused the dog in tomato juice, sauce, paste, (he was not fased by his experiace or stench and proceeded to lick the tomato products off himself) it was 11 at night and we were frustrated and smelly, so I finally called for some help, and a friend of mine suggested this mixture but with the added ingredent of baking soda. I was amazed at how well it worked. We applied it to him, allowed it to sit for about 2 minuets washed and repeated. he smelled so good after, couldn’t even tell he had meant a skunk. We re applied about 3 months down the road after he went for a swim and a hit of skunk came back, but that was all.
Skunk odor neutralizer
Or men’s bathrooms!
1 qt peroxide
2tbs liquid detergent
1/4 cup baking soda
Best way to wash a dog thts been sprayed by a skunk….. Put it in the bed of a pickup truck, tail gate up, mine does not like the height, so she wont jump out. have your slurries ready, (I always have a few qts of peroxide onhand just in case) wash the dog head to tail, with soap and water first, then use the slurry head to tail, rub it in, let it set a minute or two or as long as the dog will let you, Rinse. Fresh and clean every time. There might be residual baking soda powder left behind, it’ll be fine.
We had a bar business,you can only guess what the men’s room smelt like, no matter how well we cleaned, it never smelled fresh, until we used this remedy.
Forgot: the reason it works so well, the peroxide kills the bacteria that causes the scent. Works on cat pee too..
Good to know! I have three cats (2 males) and one of them likes to piddle where he shouldn’t. I’m trying this right now on one of his usual spots and then will douse with vinegar (supposed to kill the urine scent) and see what happens.
Thank you for the before and after pictures! I’m excited to try this around the house. I wanted to share that I have had to deal with the skunked dog situation a couple times and the recipe we found that really does the trick is this:
1 quart hydrogen peroxide
1 cup baking soda
1 tsp. dishsoap (preferably blue dawn)
1 gallon hot water
I often add a bit more water because my dog is huge. We use this combo for every bath for her and it gets her squeaky clean and beautiful. Last time she got skunked I think it took three baths of this to get rid of the smell, but she had actually attacked the skunk, so it was not just from having been sprayed. Anyway, it works super good!
Another home cleaning solution I have discovered is vinegar and salt. Now I hate the smell of vinegar but you were talking about not liking to wait or scrub for very long. This is the trick and it will be particularly good on hard water, so this combo will work great in the bathroom! To try it out put a cup of white vinegar and a tablespoon of salt in your squirt bottle and shake it ’til the salt dissolves. Happy Cleaning!
I have a stains on my carpet that I have not been able to remove. I have even had a carpet cleaning company to clean my carpets and the stains still did not come out.
Can I put this solution in my carpet steam machine or would you suggest that I only put it in a spray bottle.
It works AMAZINGLY on getting SILLY PUTTY out of my carpet….I have tried EVERYTHING. I just let it sit for 15minutes and WOOHOO!
Woohoo! So happy to hear!
just tried on a shirt that I have been trying to get the stain out for a year now. “WOW” it really is a miracle cleaner. would not have believed it if I did not see it with my own two eyes. thank you so much for sharing it with us.
I have used Dawn detergent for years on washable stains. Just squirt some on the spot,rub it in if you want, and launder. The spot comes out EVERY time. Will have to try this on my stubborn carpet stains.
My goodness this stuff works! I am so mad I didn’t take a before picture! But I still have plenty of carpet to clean! I started with the worst area, the path from my front door to my kitchen. I’m so bad about making people take their shoes off. My husband is the worst culprit. Anyhow, I used the recipe as directed and put it in my carpet cleaner, I think it’s a Bissel. Then, I filled it with hot water to the fill line. The next time, I filled it with water first and added the miracle stuff last, cause it bubbled all over the place. It worked so great, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I ran out of peroxide on the 2nd fill. I used vinegar in it’s place. STILL WORKED!
best evs
So I have tons of old pee stains that I coul never get out with just carpet cleaner…or ended up pink from being bleach due to various cleaning products.
I was skeptical that this wuld work on my carpet and I tried it with the peroxide and dawn soap…nothing happened. I tried it twice and it became a huge foamy mess. So I examined it some more and the dawn never penetrated the carpet. So I tackled it again…
This time I used my bissell pet stain carpet shampooer’s soap and hydrogen peroxide…same ratio. The stains were gone within 5-10 mins of it soaking into the carpet. Then I shampooed my carpet like normal with some added vinegar to the mo to prevent future pee stains. It’s like brand new carpet!!!
I just tried this on my horribly stained carpet, and OMG it works! i thought i was going to have to live with these stains forever! THANK YOU!
Just wanted to let you know, I took a shot on a salvaged leather couch from a neighbor with this solution- it was filthy but in excellent condition, and free, so I thought “what the heck, can’t cost me any money” and holy cow, did it do wonders. It’s like the couch is new. It’s gorgeous, and when you search for either solution being safe on leather you find that both are, so long as you condition it well.
This really does work. I had a sticky stain on my light beige carpet and it took it completely out! Thanks
I tried it on some baseball pants that were handed down to my son. It didn’t work so great on the ground in dirt. I’m soaking them in bleach now and I’ll try it later on whatever is left. Or maybe I didn’t leave it on long enough? I’m a little impatient too! :) Any ideas on how to get ground in dirt out of white nylon-type baseball pants are welcomed!
Lestoil…..it is great! I moved into a new house and the kitchen cabinets and handles were “gummed” up pretty good. Lestoil applied with a cotton ball on the really bad spots and diluted with water on the rest.
@Denise….Lestoil…..it is great! I moved into a new house and the kitchen cabinets and handles were “gummed” up pretty good. Lestoil applied with a cotton ball on the really bad spots and diluted with water on the rest.
for the carpet, do you scrub it in or just let it sit and absorb with a clean cloth. im afraid if i scub it will just be a soapy mess. i dont have a rug shampooer to use.
OMG!!! WOW is all I can say!! I have micro fiber diningroom chairs. Purchased BEFORE grandkids, the stains left from little ones are terrible, to the point I hated anyone to see those chairs! I tried this just about 20 minutes ago and you could swear I bought new chairs!!! I love it! Thank you soooooooo much!
does it work on OLD grease stains? I have dozens of shirts that I keep around because I don’t want to spend the money to buy new in hopes someone will come up with an old grease stain remover. I’m so upset. half my clothes are ruined and I don’tk now what to do, will this work??
This is awesome. I will probably blog about this myself…. I have an old yellow fridge downstairs that is just begging for me to try this!
And more than a few white shirts for the kids… Very exciting!
Wish I’d know about this before… The carpet in my old apartment could have used it!
I was wondering have you tried it on any ink stains?
Yes and it works great! I even tried it on our wall, the couch, the rug AND the arm chair. :)
I know this is an old reply – but maybe someone else is reading – Just got some ink stains of my chair! PURE awesomeness.
Ok – juice and mystery stains off the chair – two days later, 2 year decorates with a pen. Ink stains – GONE. GONE. GONE.
12 year old eats hot dog at football game. Ketchup stains on $40 shirt (no, I didn’t pay that for it, but still…). GONE. GONE. GONE.
This stuff is awesome. Awesome. Awesome.
YES, you can make a full bottle and let it sit. May turn clear, it’s ok. Yes, it’s a little sudsy, it’s ok. It’s completely awesome and practically free. Pour directly on or use a spray bottle. Super easy. No work AT ALL. THANK YOU!
Next job: the mystery carpet stain.
This does work on carpet. I have been spot cleaning all day. I even had to put markers next to where I sprayed, because I found when I went back to it after letting it sit for a bit I couldn’t find where I sprayed, the stains were GONE!
Not sure if this was in the comments anywhere…but does this work on nail polish stains on carpet? I spilled PINK nail polish (of all colors) on my beige carpet! I was able to get most of it out with rubbing alcohol and then nail polish remover…but there’s still a little pink tinge that I need to get out.
Any suggestions?
Dawn is probably my most favorite cleaning product!! I never thought about mixing it with peroxide so this just makes me happy! I have used blue Dawn & Fels-Naptha soap to get breast-fed baby poop out of whites ( solid white blanket, cloth diapers, etc) and it works miracles. I just soak the stained clothes in cold water with Dawn for at least 30min and then rub down the stain with Fels-Naptha just before putting it in the wash. It thrills my heart to pull it out of the wash and see that the stain has disappeared!
Has anyone tried this on a mattress? I have a disgusting cat pee stain on my guest room mattress! I’m going to try it and see how it goes.
http://www.remove-cat-urine.com/cat-urine-article-directory.html
Try this for the Cat urine. It works wonders! Almost the same as this..but add baking soda.
Okay first I tried the dawn mix on the cat pee stain on my mattress. It lightened the stain a lot but it was still there and it left a large blue area. Then today I tried the Cat pee recipe that Jennifer recommended. At first I wasn’t impressed but I just went back in there to check it. Its been about an hour, its way way way lighter than it was. I can still kind of see it but hopefully overnight it will be gone! Amazing! Oh and I tried the dawn and peroxide mix on a green shirt I had gotten Indian food on, while cooking (it was a huge buttery curry stain) and its completely gone now. I had already washed and dryed the shirt too! So excited I found this!
do you think this mircle cleaner will gwt the haze off car headlights?
I know I’m late to the party on this post but I just wanted to thank you so muh for this! We bought abused minivan for (super) cheap from an individual and we knew it was dirty, but we totally underestimated the filth. I swear they had never no much as wiped anything down. They spilled some kind of drink (or something of that sort) and the whole floor of the van had dark brown stains. We tried cleaning it with oxiclean first, and that helped, but THIS stuff worked wonders! We used it to clean the seats and the carpets and they look soooo much better! Thanks again!!
Were they leather seats in the van?
Does anyone know if it stays good yet? Would like to mix some up in a spray bottle and use as needed…. Thanks
Works GREAT. removed stains from carpet that have been there for years!
Love to hear that!
Just tried this an hour ago on a stain on our apartment carpet. It’s been there for an easy 4 months, at least. Easily removed! So wonderful and so happy I found it! I’ve tried so many other things and wasn’t hopeful at first, but I’m so glad I was proven wrong! Thank you!
My husband tried being helpful and getting some black shoe polish off the carpet after it fell off the side table. Unfortunately his scrubbing just left us with a big black spot. So glad I had found this previously and tried it out the next morning and we no longer have a black spot in our tan carpet! Great stuff!
This stuff is AMAZING! My husband is cleaning?????
Well I used this concoction today and two very old large rug stains are completely gone! The color on my carpet was not lifted at all.
This is a miracle cleaner. Don’t hesitate to try it even on old stains.
WOW… We had a stain (liquid soap) on our microfiber couch that has been there for years. Nothing took that stain out. I tried this method, and so far, it seems to have worked! When I kept rubbing to remove the solution, it was very soapy…then I realized…that was probably because the STAIN WAS SOAP. I wonder if it will bleach out when the sun hits it (peroxide). As of now, I’m really happy with the immediate results…
So great to hear! Thank you for sharing.
I was wondering if you could use this in a carpet cleaning machine?
Can I use this in my carpet cleaning machine?
im gettin married in a week and i have some stains on my wedding dress wouldi be able to use this to remove the stains?
I am so afraid to recommend this just because I don’t want something to happen. I hope you got it fixed though!
Samantha–You are ~*~Awesome~*~
Thank you so much for great ideas, and even more for the sacrifice of your family. <3
Hi I was wondering if you can use this on clothes that require dry cleaning?
Hi Bailey,
I would be careful. Depending on the fabric. You might want to test it on an inconspicuous spot first to make sure.
Well the material is wool, and it’s a pretty old stain, about a year, I just haven’t taken it to that dry cleaners cause I’m not sure they could get it out, but maybe I should take it to them first. Then if they can’t get it out I might as well try this miracle stain remover!
I saw this comment on another site. It is in regards to wool rugs but might be helpful. Since the recipe is dish washing liquid and hydrogen peroxide, it seems like it should be OK but just use it sparingly.
Wool carpet is sensitive to some chemicals, especially alkalis. Never, ever use chlorine bleach on wool rugs; however, hydrogen peroxide can be used if applied sparingly and carefully. When cleaning spots and stains on wool carpet, use a neutral detergent like dishwashing liquid rather than laundry detergent or household cleansers.
What about shelf life? I’m just wondering if this is something that can be made and just kept on hand for when I need it or if I should just make it when I need it. Also, about how much does this recipe make?
Does anyone know if this works on those annoying oil stains that get all over clothes when Chapstick goes through the washer and dryer? Not that I’ve ever had that happen… ;-)
Think this will work on clay stains on my daughter’s softball uniforms? Going to try this out for sure! Thanks a bunch!
OH MY GOSH! I tried this with the pink dawn. The one that says olay, scented with pomegranate. This is the only one I had on hand because I love it for washing dishes. I decided my first attack with this concoction would be our bathroom. We have hard water and I absolutely hate what it does to the tile in the bathroom!
The name “miracle cleaner” says it all. I think I have a new bathroom now thanks to this cleaner. I am off to attack the WHOLE house. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!!!!!!!
Tracy/Aiya
I am SO trying this! Thanks for sharing!!
So my 19 month old sprayed this in his eye before I had a chance to grab it. He seems ok but his eye’s a bit puffy and red. Anyone else have an accident like this? Just wondering if his dye is gonna melt away. :-P
I just tried this on my tan carpet and it appears to have worked! I had about 7 or so small dark spots that seemed to come from nowhere(I had to have spilled, but didn’t know it). These stains have been there at least 2 years and they look like they are gone!
I used this mixture for first time today on lipstick and eyebrow pencil stains on the crème-colored carpet by my make-up table. Worked great, but I’m a little concerned about the excess soap that’s left in the fibers of the carpet. I’m afraid that it will attract dirt. What’s the best way to make sure that all of the residual is gone?
Once I got those two major spots cleaned, I took a dampened white cloth and spritzed the cleaning solution onto it and then buffed at some of the small dark spots left by who knows what and it was enough to remove them without having to saturate the area. Of course, they weren’t deep stains like the others. These were more like “surface” stains that were just within the top part of the fibers. I’m thinking now about putting one of my white terry cloth cleaning rags that’s slightly dampened onto the head of my old Swiffer and then spritzing some of the mixture onto it, and using it on the traffic areas.
After reading all of these comments I was super excited to try it on my fruit punch stains on my tan carpet. I left it soaking for an hour then I scrubbed and it didn’t work at all. Maybe it’s because I didn’t mix them together beforehand? I measured out the peroxide, poured it on, then measured out the soap and put that on…I didn’t think that would be too much of a difference. =[
Alyssa,
I would mix them, let them sit for a second and spray on. If your stain is old, I would repeat the steps. Spray on and let sit. What soap are you using? The original blue dawN?
Yeah I’m using the original blue Dawn. I guess it is kinda old, I’ll try again tomorrow.
Hello. I have seen two questions asked about grease without a response. I’d like to know as well as if it would take out oil, as in EVOO from a shirt! Oh yes, foundation as well! These are two types of stains I haven’t had success with previously.
I think it should work but I’m not sure to be honest! I know that dawn dish soap is great for getting out oil and grease so I would definitely give it a try.
coca cola will also bring out grease and oil stains
Mixed some up and cleaned the edge of my kitchen sink and counter. Amazing stuff! I hope it stores ok. Putting it in the back of a seldom used cabinet for darkness. Thanks for the info!
This is amazing. I have always cleaned my grout with bicarbonate of soda and vinegar, which works really well, but this “miracle cleaner” is so much quicker. I am so pleased I have found this site, I will use this method from now on. Thank you so much for sharing this.
I was wondering has anyone tired this on darker fabrics? Seems most are using it on light colored stuff and i was just wandering if anyone had tried it on a darker fabric, and had success without anything being bleached or lightened from the hydrogen peroxide.
Well, I must be the only person this didn’t work for. My baby girl’s sleeper had a formula stain on it, and nothing has worked to get it out, which is a shame because it’s in excellent condition otherwise. I tried using the peroxide & Dawn, and instead of removing the stain it yellowed horribly. :(
Any suggestions as to why this happened and/or what I can do to fix the yellowing?
Hi Taylor, Bummer! What color is the sleeper? If it’s white, you could try using lemon juice and baking soda paste or you can try redoing the peroxide mixture and letting it sit longer. That could help! Let me know details and I will see what I can do.
I just tried this on the grout around my bathroom floor because it was looking terrible, and I am in a spring cleaning mode, it worked amazing. I didn’t realize the grout could be that clean!!!
i have a tan/grey coloured couch. we also have a dog that has alot of accidents on the front of our couch!! it now is yellow & smells, was wondering if this would help at least remove the stains???
I used it on my white shower curtain. All i can say is WOW!!! It’s actually white again and bleach wouldn’t even get the stains out! I’m very impressed!!! I haven’t used bleach for a long time now and I sure didn’t want to get some just for my shower curtain. I used it on my grout too with awesome results! :D
Used this on my shower door. I sprayed it on and then lightly rubbed the solution in a circular motion with a microfiber cloth. I spent about four to five minutes total on the whole thing. I rinsed the door with water and –voilà–perfection! Amazing!! It used to take me twenty minutes and the burning of my lungs with chemicals to get it clean before. As a bonus, it also cleaned several “washed & dried in” spots on the microfiber cloth. Two birds, one stone!!
Can I use this to clean my white walls in my home. Thank you.
Just FYI, the dish soap isn’t even really needed. I use 3% HP directly on ANY stain that my normal all purpose cleaner doesn’t get out on the first try. Just pop a spray nozzle directly on the HP bottle, spray the stain and walk away. Then when you remember that you sprayed it (or step on a wet patch of carpet, lol), go back and blot it dry.
OR if you’re impatient like me (and apparently you too Miss Samantha ;) ), just agitate a little and you’re done.
I do think the soap might help for pre-treating laundry stains. I’ve tried that with castile soap and it works wonders.
I have white couches… think it will work??
Always always always test it in inconspicuous spot before you use it please!!! I say this because I read about this recipe before and I tried it on something white it worked great. Then I used it on my sons teal shirt and I ended up with bleach like spots. Micro fiber + rubbing alcohol =Awesome!!! Just pour on and scrub with WHITE cloth. Works wonders wish i had known about it before i spent so much money on sofa covers that I no longer use now that i know this trick. ;)